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Information Governance
Information is the lifeblood of every organization, but managing it effectively requires a holistic approach, combining the right people, processes, and technology. Fey LLC helps organizations develop and implement practical information governance programs tailored to their specific needs.
A Holistic Approach to Information Management
Effective information governance reduces legal risk, lowers storage costs, and supports regulatory compliance. Fey LLC brings together legal expertise and practical experience to help organizations manage their information assets throughout the information lifecycle.
- Information governance assessments with phased recommendations
- Policy and procedure development including workflows and checklists
- Email, voicemail, and messaging retention strategies
- International records retention schedule drafting
- Regulatory reporting guidance
- Employee training programs and FAQs
- Records storage, transfer, and disposition advice
- Technology solution recommendations
- Data migration strategy consultation
- Paperless conversion guidance
- Legacy information review and disposition
- Decommissioning and media sanitization guidance
People, process & technology
Successful information governance requires alignment across all three dimensions. Fey LLC develops programs that are practical to implement and maintain, not just compliant on paper.
International experience
From EU retention requirements to U.S. litigation hold obligations, Fey LLC has extensive experience navigating the intersection of information governance and privacy law across jurisdictions.
Frequently asked questions
How should we select and contract with third-party vendors that handle our information?
Selecting a vendor begins with due diligence on its security, privacy, and compliance practices, followed by contracts that clearly define data ownership, permitted use, breach notification, and return-or-destruction obligations. Weak vendor terms are a frequent source of regulatory and litigation exposure. Fey LLC helps organizations evaluate prospective vendors and negotiate agreements that allocate risk appropriately and support ongoing oversight.
Why is ongoing oversight and proper termination of service providers so important?
A vendor relationship creates risk throughout its lifecycle, not just at signing. Data can be mishandled during the engagement, and unmanaged offboarding can leave your information in a third party's hands. Effective oversight includes periodic reviews of performance and security, and termination procedures that confirm return or certified destruction of data. Fey LLC helps clients build third-party management programs that govern providers from onboarding through termination.
What is a records retention schedule and why do we need one?
A retention schedule specifies how long different categories of records must be kept and when they should be disposed of, based on legal, regulatory, and business requirements. Without one, organizations tend to keep everything, which increases storage costs, privacy exposure, and eDiscovery burden. Fey LLC drafts defensible international and U.S. retention schedules and the supporting policies needed to apply them consistently.
How do we manage risk during data migration and system decommissioning?
Migrations and decommissioning projects carry real risk of data loss, orphaned records, and inadvertent destruction of information subject to a legal hold. A sound approach maps the data, confirms retention and hold obligations, and documents the migration or sanitization process. Fey LLC advises on data migration strategy, legacy information review, and media sanitization so that decommissioning is both compliant and defensible.
How does information governance reduce our overall legal and cost exposure?
Disciplined information governance means keeping what you must, disposing of what you should, and being able to find information quickly when needed. That reduces storage costs, narrows the volume of data exposed in a breach, and lowers the burden and cost of litigation and eDiscovery. Fey LLC builds practical programs aligning people, process, and technology so these benefits are realized in day-to-day operations.